State profile · Below median Poor share

New Jersey bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in New Jersey.

6,827
Public bridges
25.4%
Good condition
6.0%
Poor condition

New Jersey holds 6,827 public highway bridges (#32 of 52 by inventory) with a 6.01% Poor share (#27 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 6.0% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 26 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

6,827

Public highway bridges in New Jersey

Good Condition

25.4%

1,731 bridges rated 7-9

-24.6pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

6.0%

410 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-1.5pp vs national avg 7.5%

New Jersey vs national bridge condition

New Jersey - Good condition share 25.4%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

New Jersey - Poor-condition share 20.0%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

New Jersey in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: New Jersey has 6,827 bridges and a 6.0% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #26 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: New Jersey has 6,827 bridges and a 6.0% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #26 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

New Jersey vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

6,827 32nd of 54 higher than 22 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for New Jersey

The highlighted point is New Jersey: 6,827 bridges and 6.01% in Poor condition, rank #26 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below New Jersey on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Washington: 8,474 bridges · 5.45% Poor
  • California: 25,848 bridges · 5.91% Poor
  • New Jersey: 6,827 bridges · 6.01% Poor
  • Mississippi: 16,739 bridges · 6.03% Poor
  • South Carolina: 9,490 bridges · 6.17% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in New Jersey

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 6,827 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains New Jersey’s inventory

State agency holds 54.9% of the 6,827 public highway bridges filed under New Jersey in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When New Jersey’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 23.7% of the 6,827 bridges with a recorded original year in New Jersey. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

New Jersey25.4%68.6%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - New Jersey (FHWA NBI)

Counties (21)

Atlantic 207 Bergen 577 Burlington 356 Camden 261 Cape May 74 Cumberland 103 Essex 505 Gloucester 243 Hudson 202 Hunterdon 373 Mercer 414 Middlesex 563 Monmouth 505 Morris 508 Ocean 241 Passaic 333 Salem 114 Somerset 397 Sussex 174 Union 409 Warren 268

New Jersey vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below New Jersey on the same metric.

WA

Washington

5.45% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,474

CA

California

5.91% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$25,848
Selected

NJ

New Jersey

6.01% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$6,827

MS

Mississippi

6.03% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$16,739

SC

South Carolina

6.17% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$9,490

Bridges Needing Most Attention in New Jersey

Six lowest-condition bridges in New Jersey, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

W FOREST AVE(CR64)

Poor

Over: OVERPECK CREEK

0.48 MI W OF GRAND AVENUE, Bergen, NJ

Built 1954 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 7,523

GEOTOWN-CFIELDRD

Poor

Over: BLACKS CREEK

0.39MI S.OF JCT.CO.RT.528, Burlington, NJ

Built 1928 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 4,620

BROWNING RD(CO659)

Poor

Over: I-295

AT I-76 INTERCHANGE, Camden, NJ

Built 1957 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 3,789

RYMON ROAD

Poor

Over: MUSCONETCONG RIVER

0.1 MILE NO OF CR 645 JCT, Warren, NJ

Built 1868 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 410

MAIN STREET

Poor

Over: FLAT BROOK

OFF OF NPS ROAD 615 (WALP, Sussex, NJ

Built 1889 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 302

Demarest Ave

Poor

Over: E. Tib. Overpeck Creek

0.08 Mi W. of N. Dean St, Bergen, NJ

Built 1902 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 7,330

All Bridges in New Jersey

CR 616 SPUR

Good

Over: PERTH-AMBOY BRCH (ABND)

1.0MI NW OF US1&NJ440 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1984 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 8,667

FORGE STREET

Good

Over: BARCLAYS BROOK

0.2 MILE NORTH OF RT 522, Middlesex, NJ

Built 1995 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 1,606

CHURCH STREET

Good

Over: COMPTONS CREEK

0.1 miles N. of Broadway, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1997 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 918

NJ18 CONNECTOR NW

Good

Over: HOPE RD (CR 51)

0.45 MI S. OF GSP INTRCH, Monmouth, NJ

Built 1991 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 16,222

PREAKNESS AV/CR666

Good

Over: MOLLY ANNS BROOK

0.3 NW OF UNION AV(CR646), Passaic, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 9,450

NJ 23 NB

Good

Over: I-80 RAMP"C"

0.1 MI SO OF RT 80, Passaic, NJ

Built 1967 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 94,270

STOCKINGTOWN ROAD

Good

Over: ALLOWAYS CREEK

4 MILES SW OF US 40, Salem, NJ

Built 1976 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 214

Snyder Avenue

Good

Over: Passaic River

0.2 MI NORTH OF CR 522, Union, NJ

Built 2002 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 5,202

JEFFERSON AVENUE

Good

Over: ROBINSON BR OF RAHWAY RV

0.58 MI N OF CR 602, Union, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 9,884

I-280 RAMP D

Good

Over: I-280 RAMP C

I-280 intersect w/NJ21, Essex, NJ

Built 2017 Load: 62.9 t ADT: 7,828

GSP NB

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

0.5 MI S OF CR618&GSP JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 62.9 t ADT: 45,008

GSP NB

Good

Over: DELILAH ROAD (CR 646)

0.5 MI N OF GSP&ACE JCT, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2015 Load: 62.9 t ADT: 27,900

VAN DYKE ROAD

Good

Over: TRENTON LINE (CSX)

0.2 Miles North of CR 654, Mercer, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 63.2 t ADT: 1,205

JAMAICA BOULEVARD

Good

Over: WRANGLE BROOK

1 MI SO. OF RTE 37/Mule R, Ocean, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 63.2 t ADT: 3,953

NJTPK NSO ROADWAY

Good

Over: BAYWAY UTILITIES

2.75 MI N RAHWAY RIVER, Union, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 63.2 t ADT: 52,580

BROOKSIDE AV CR101

Good

Over: HO-HO-KUS BROOK

0.36 M W OF CRESCENT AVE., Bergen, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 4,605

CR 670

Good

Over: BRANCH ASSISCUNK CREEK

1.1MI E CR660&CR670 JCT, Burlington, NJ

Built 2006 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 6,214

RUNNYMEDE ROAD

Good

Over: PINE BROOK

0.4 miles north of CR 527, Essex, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 4,344

OLD TRENTON ROAD

Good

Over: ASSUNPINK CREEK

0.1 MI E OF CR 535, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 6,665

US 1&9

Good

Over: NJ 35

0.5 MI N OF US1-US9 JCT, Middlesex, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 75,235

TICETOWN ROAD

Good

Over: MATAWAN BROOK

0.17 MI E. of GRNWD RD., Monmouth, NJ

Built 2008 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 721

CR 622 WHIPPANY RD

Good

Over: WHIPPANY RIVER

0.02M S OF NJ10&CR622 JCT, Morris, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 14,710

I-80 EASTBOUND

Good

Over: NJ TRANSIT (D.L.W.R.R)

1.25 MILES E OF US 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 75,025

I-80 WESTBOUND

Good

Over: NJ TRANSIT (D.L.W.R.R)

1.25 MILES E OF US 46, Morris, NJ

Built 1972 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 75,025

NJ 88

Good

Over: PT. PLEASANT CANAL

2.31MI SE OF NJ34&35 JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 1986 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 12,142

MORRIS BOULEVARD

Good

Over: FOX ISLAND CREEK

.03MI W RT 72 & BARN.BAY, Ocean, NJ

Built 2020 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 3,269

NJ 19 NB

Good

Over: CR 638 (GRAND STREET)

0.25 MI N OF I-80 JCT, Passaic, NJ

Built 1993 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 23,156

US202 RAMP L

Good

Over: US 22 RAMP M

633 E of ST.Police Stati, Somerset, NJ

Built 1987 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 39,360

BARBIERI COURT

Good

Over: Trib to Simonson Brook

0.3 mi NW of NJ 27/ RT518, Somerset, NJ

Built 2004 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 222

SOMERVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: DEAD RIVER

0.71 MI SO.of CR 512, Somerset, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 5,408

MINE BROOK ROAD

Good

Over: DEAD RIVER

0.6 MI NO CHURCH STREET, Somerset, NJ

Built 2005 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 1,151

WEST END AVE

Good

Over: GREEN BROOK

0.95 MI S OF US 22, Somerset, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 10,248

WILLOW GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: POHATCONG CREEK

1.2 MI EAST OF CR 638, Warren, NJ

Built 2000 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 592

Ramp HM

Good

Over: (@ NJ 87) Ramp MBH1

At MP 0.6 of NJ 87, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2003 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 7,180

NJ TURNPIKE

Good

Over: N BRANCH COOPER CREEK

3 MI SOUTH OF EXIT 4, Camden, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 65,204

I-280

Good

Over: NJ 21

At NJ21 Junction, Essex, NJ

Built 1950 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 91,906

RAMP A

Good

Over: US 202 ROUTE 23

2.1 MI. NO. OF RT 80, Passaic, NJ

Built 1973 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 9,670

NJTPK (I-95)

Good

Over: Georgetown Road

0.1 Mi North Int. 7, Burlington, NJ

Built 2012 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 28,819

DELILAH RD (CR646)

Good

Over: NJ TRANSIT (A.C. LINE)

0.47 MI W.OF RT30, Atlantic, NJ

Built 2009 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 20,870

RAMAPO VALLEY ROAD

Good

Over: MAHWAH RIVER

0.68 MI N OF NJ 17, Bergen, NJ

Built 2010 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 10,900

I-80 EB

Good

Over: US 46 (LEDGEWOOD AVE.)

.9MI E OF NJ 183 & 206, Morris, NJ

Built 1958 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 49,271

I-80 WB

Good

Over: US 46 (LEDGEWOOD AVE.)

0.9 MI E OF I-80 EXIT 27, Morris, NJ

Built 1960 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 49,271

BAY AVE (CR 554)

Good

Over: GSP NB

5.5 MI N OF RTS9 & 72 JCT, Ocean, NJ

Built 2011 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 13,929

GSP Northbound

Good

Over: Indian Head Rd (CR 571)

2.1 mi. N of GSP & Rt. 37, Ocean, NJ

Built 2014 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 43,601

Exit Bridge

Good

Over: Earhart Dr

.2 mi N of Terminal A arr, Essex, NJ

Built 2022 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 48,500

NJTPK Ramp SIT

Good

Over: Rocky Brook

Int. 8, Mercer, NJ

Built 2013 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 5,152

CR 636

Good

Over: MASONS CREEK

0.08 MI. SE of NJ RT. 38, Burlington, NJ

Built 1989 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 4,111

I-78 NB CONNECTOR

Good

Over: RAMPS B & C

AT I-78 INTRCHNG NO. 57, Essex, NJ

Built 1970 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 22,482

I-280 RAMP D

Good

Over: I-280 & RAMP A

0.2 MI E OF 280-GSP JCT, Essex, NJ

Built 2007 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 26,300

MAIN ST. CR 553Alt

Good

Over: NJ 55

2 MI N.OF RT322/RT55 JUNC, Gloucester, NJ

Built 1988 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 740

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. New Jersey Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.